Silk sculpture

Linda Hutchins is an artist that makes beautiful hand sewn organza sculptures. Memory of the Dance Cord Egg, Cup, Hammer Jade Plant Here's an excerpt from her website: Over time, I have distilled my materials and methods to a spare, minimal aesthetic. I use hand-sewn organza to explore the effects of cumulative process in three dimensions. I use hand-drawn line as a basic element to reveal the nature of repetition itself. Dualities between full and empty, convex and concave, right and left…

torso by gretchen bettes

Here is a close-up of what the ruffle I’m weaving is supposed to look like. Who knows, I may vary it, but this is the plan. I’ve woven ½ of it so far—74”. I’m enjoying it and the patience nee…

I installed my blue silk sculpture “The Ocean’s Whisper to Me” last week in the newly renovated Park Towne Place Apartments in Philadelphia. It was a new experience for me to be installing artwork in the middle of a construction site. Hard hats were required although maybe not necessary. It was scary though, especially when one […]

Almost forgot this- made for olivia for mother’s day. kind of looks like a cross between a peony and a pansy. silk shibori ribbon and fabric stitched with a magnetic clasp. Then, of course it…